PITCHER MATCHUP

Dylan Cease vs San Francisco Giants

How the San Francisco Giants's current regulars (top 9 by at-bats) project against Dylan Cease's season-to-date arsenal — not the posted lineup for any single game.

Dylan Cease's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .284vs RHH xwOBA .273Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 40%Slider 36%Knuckle Curve 9%Changeup 6%Sinker 6%Sweeper 4%

How the San Francisco Giants's regulars project

Projected expected wOBA for each of the San Francisco Giants's top-9-by-AB hitters against Dylan Cease, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .303
  1. 1 JH Jung Hoo Lee LHB .307
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jung Hoo Lee
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 442 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (36% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 163 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (9% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 26 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (6% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 135 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (6% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 222 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (4% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 103 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 WA Willy Adames RHB .306
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Willy Adames
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .336 xwOBA over 597 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (36% usage) projects to .276 xwOBA over 280 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Knuckle Curve (9% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 34 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (6% usage) projects to .279 xwOBA over 127 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (6% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 363 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (4% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 147 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 BE Bryce Eldridge LHB .342
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Bryce Eldridge
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .394 xwOBA over 129 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (36% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 64 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (9% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 16 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (6% usage) projects to .325 xwOBA over 52 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (6% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 80 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (4% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 23 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 DG Drew Gilbert LHB .310
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Drew Gilbert
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 168 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (36% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 33 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (9% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 10 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (6% usage) projects to .286 xwOBA over 62 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (6% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 60 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (4% usage) projects to .315 xwOBA over 42 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 MM Marcelo Mayer LHB .300
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Marcelo Mayer
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 116 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (36% usage) projects to .298 xwOBA over 57 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (9% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 5 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (6% usage) projects to .277 xwOBA over 53 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (6% usage) projects to .286 xwOBA over 57 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (4% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 10 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 CK Christian Koss RHB .290
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Christian Koss
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 120 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (36% usage) projects to .277 xwOBA over 58 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Knuckle Curve (9% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 5 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (6% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (6% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 77 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (4% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 38 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 JC Jonah Cox RHB .276
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jonah Cox
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .259 xwOBA over 76 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (36% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 12 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (9% usage) projects to .228 xwOBA over limited BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Changeup (6% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 20 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (6% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 22 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (4% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 10 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 DC Drew Cavanaugh LHB .290
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Drew Cavanaugh
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .281 xwOBA over 63 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (36% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 19 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (9% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Changeup (6% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 15 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (6% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 19 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (4% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 5 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 OB Osleivis Basabe RHB .307
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Osleivis Basabe
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 37 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (36% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 14 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (9% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Changeup (6% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 22 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (6% usage) projects to .320 xwOBA over 27 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (4% usage) projects to .320 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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